Afire: The 13th Fire & Mr. Mann Gulch (Mann Gulch 75)

On a scorching August afternoon in 1949, a small fire in Montana's Mann Gulch turned catastrophic in just minutes. Through storyteller David Turner, experience this haunting tale that transformed wildland firefighting forever, and discover how this fire claimed the lives of 13 smokejumpers and sparked a revolution in fire safety and science. Join Forestcast as we travel to Helena, Montana to commemorate this monumental moment in Forest Service history, and find out how science is part of this story.

Related Research:

• The Thirteenth Fire
• The Legacy of the Mann Gulch Fire of 1949
• The 75th Anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire
• Staff Ride to the Mann Gulch Fire

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